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" Actresses Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shannen Doherty have been friends for decades as they grew up together in the Hollywood spotlight. Now that Doherty is going public about her struggle with breast cancer \u2014 even documenting shaving her head \u2014 Gellar is stepping up to give her the props she deserves.  Gellar posted a photo on Instagram Monday praising Doherty&amp;#039;s strength in not only fighting the disease, but also telling the world about the ups and downs of cancer. The photo features Gellar with Doherty, who sports a pink scarf over her shaved head.            My #mondaymuse (and really every day #muse) is my brave friend @theshando. I&amp;#039;ve always said she is one of the most loyal friends I&amp;#039;ve ever known, and now while she is facing the toughest journey of her life, she is sharing it with friends she has never met in the hopes of helping other people who are going through the same struggle. That&amp;#039;s a true friend #FuckCancer A photo posted by Sarah Michelle (@sarahmgellar) on Aug 8, 2016 at 4:14pm PDT     Her full caption is below: &amp;quot;My #mondaymuse (and really every day #muse) is my brave friend @theshando. I&amp;#039;ve always said she is one of the most loyal friends I&amp;#039;ve ever known, and now while she is facing the toughest journey of her life, she is sharing it with friends she has never met in the hopes of helping other people who are going through the same struggle. That&amp;#039;s a true friend #FuckCancer&amp;quot; Doherty has continued to post updates about her treatment on Instagram. Recently, she has shared a sweet moment wearing a pink wig next to her husband, a photo of how her dog, Bowie, comforts her, and a poem about strength amid adversity. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve learned a lot through all the beautiful people who have shared their personal stories with me right here on Instagram,&amp;quot; she wrote. &amp;quot;Thank you for your prayers, well wishes, and stories. They help so much.&amp;quot;            He loves me with pink hair or no hair. I&amp;#039;m blessed to have such a strong support team starting with @kurtiswarienko who loves me more every second. Can&amp;#039;t imagine my life without him. Cancer is not pleasant but it can bring out the best in relationships or the worse. Thankfully, it has made our marriage stronger. #f&#127872;cancer A photo posted by ShannenDoherty (@theshando) on Aug 4, 2016 at 11:55am PDT               Each persons cancer journey is different. For me, chemo has been terrible and believe me, we have tried almost everything. So days like this have become a bit of the norm. I&amp;#039;m learning that it&amp;#039;s ok to fall into bed and give in to the exhaustion or nausea or aches. I&amp;#039;ve learned a lot of that thru all the beautiful people who have shared their personal stories with me right here on Instagram. Thank you. Btw, it doesn&amp;#039;t hurt to have #msbowie comfort me So back to my nap. Thank you for your prayers, well wishes and stories. They help so much. #blessed &#128248; by #mamarosa A photo posted by ShannenDoherty (@theshando) on Aug 4, 2016 at 7:17pm PDT               She was fierce, she was strong, she wasn&amp;#039;t simple. She was crazy and sometimes she barely slept. She always had something to say. She had flaws and that was ok. And when she was down, she got right back up. She was a beast in her own way, but one idea described her best. She was unstoppable and she took anything she wanted with a smile. R.M. Drake. #cancersucks #warrior #fightlikeagirl A photo posted by ShannenDoherty (@theshando) on Aug 6, 2016 at 11:05am PDT     "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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